STOP the INSANITY!!!!
"UK to fight obesity with baby exercise" July 12, 2011|Associated Press
LONDON - Preschoolers, even babies, need daily exercise, the British government says in its first-ever exercise advice for its youngest citizens.
In a new campaign against obesity, Britain issued guidelines yesterday saying that children under the age of 5, including babies who can’t walk yet, should exercise every day.
The new guidance from the British health department said children under 5 who can walk should be physically active for at least three hours a day. Officials also said parents should reduce the amount of time such youngsters spend being sedentary while watching television or being strapped in a stroller.
Pudgy toddlers are also a big concern in the United States....
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No concern about this:
"Researchers calculated the body mass index - a standard measurement of size.... There is growing debate about the accuracy of the standard method of calculating whether someone is overweight.... the system would put nearly half of NBA players in the overweight category"
Yeah, I'm full up on agenda-pushing lies.
Also see: Record one in six Americans now on food stamps
I notice the elites are still served a nice spread and are not going hungry.
And now they want to take the kids from you?
"Should parents lose custody of super obese kids?" by Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer / July 12, 2011
CHICAGO—Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids' weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation's most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases.
It has happened a few times in the U.S., and the opinion piece in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association says putting children temporarily in foster care is in some cases more ethical than obesity surgery.
Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Harvard-affiliated Children's Hospital Boston, said the point isn't to blame parents, but rather to act in children's best interest and get them help that for whatever reason their parents can't provide.
State intervention "ideally will support not just the child but the whole family, with the goal of reuniting child and family as soon as possible. That may require instruction on parenting," said Ludwig, who wrote the article with Lindsey Murtagh, a lawyer and a researcher at Harvard's School of Public Health.
"Despite the discomfort posed by state intervention, it may sometimes be necessary to protect a child," Murtagh said.
Yeah, right, the state is doing a great job protecting kids.
But University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Art Caplan said he worries that the debate risks putting too much blame on parents. Obese children are victims of advertising, marketing, peer pressure and bullying -- things a parent can't control, he said.
"If you're going to change a child's weight, you're going to have to change all of them," Caplan said.
Roughly 2 million U.S. children are extremely obese. Most are not in imminent danger, Ludwig said. But some have obesity-related conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties and liver problems that could kill them by age 30. It is these kids for whom state intervention, including education, parent training, and temporary protective custody in the most extreme cases, should be considered, Ludwig said....
Related:
"One in 8 Americans now receives food stamps, including one in four children"
And I'm sure it has only increased since.
State intervention in obesity "doesn't necessarily involve new legal requirements," Ludwig said. Health care providers are required to report children who are at immediate risk, and that can be for a variety of reasons, including neglect, abuse and what doctors call "failure to thrive." That's when children are severely underweight.
I must have an eating disorder because I just puked.
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See: Massachusetts School Lunch
Yeah, government is really looking out for you kids.
Now fill up for a mouthfuls of surplus s***.
